So, in the spirit of sharing my family’s excitement about football season, and my admiration for the KIPP network of no-excuses charter schools (including KIPP: San Antonio), let me share this clip from April 2013, in which Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (ESPN), through his foundation, gives an awesome pep talk and donates $60,000 for sports equipment to KIPP Liberation and KIPP: Spirit:

Kudos to J.J. Watt for using his high profile to support public education—especially the high-performing KIPP charter schools. For another recent sports story, here is my earlier post about San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson helping IDEA Carver students get in the spirit during the NBA playoffs.

So, San Antonio football fans, are you following the Cowboys this season? The Texans? Both? Leave a comment to support your team.